ALUMNI UPDATE

Brett Young High school: Lodi Sport: Baseball College: Nebraska-Kearney

Young a junior center fielder, went 2for-5 batting leadoff in a 3-0 loss to Henderson State on Feb. 8, and went 2-for-5 with a run in Saturday’s 9-4 loss to top-ranked Delta State.

Jessica Hartwell High school: Liberty Ranch Sport: Softball College: Texas Tech

Hartwell, a junior infielder, singled in the Red Raiders’ first three games — a 4-2 win over Boston College and a 4-1 loss to Houston on Friday, and a 9-5 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday, before breaking out in Tuesday’s 12-5 win over UT-Arlington, going 2-for-3 with two home runs, six RBIs, three runs and two walks.

Bradi Kooyman High school: Elliot Sport: Softball College: Pacific

Kooyman, a sophomore infielder, went 2-for-4 in Friday’s 7-6 victory over Montana, then on Saturday went 2-for3 with a run in a 6-4 loss to Weber State and had a double and an RBI in a 7-6 win over Grand Canyon.

Ali Smith High school: Lodi Sport: Softball College: McPherson College

Smith, a sophomore, had a single and an RBI in Friday’s 6-2 win over St. Mary’s-Neb.

Brittany Baroni High school: Liberty Ranch Sport: Softball College: McPherson College

Baroni, a sophomore pitcher, allowed two runs on four hits in three innings of work against St. Mary’s-Neb.

Britany Heinle High school: Tokay Sport: Softball College: Vanguard University

Heinle, a senior infielder, reached safely in all four games of the NAIA SoCal Tournament, with a single against Northwest Christian, a walk and an RBI against No. 3 Southern Oregon, a 2-for-3 game with a home run and two RBIs against OttawaArizona and a single against Carroll. In Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Azusa Pacific, Heinle had a double, an RBI and a run.

Abbie Lewis High school: Lodi Sport: Softball College: William Jessup

Lewis, a freshman outfielder, had a 5for-5 day with a double, an RBI and two runs in a 14-10 loss to Northwest Christian in the championship of the NAIA SoCal Classic. In other games at the tournament, she was 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and two runs, in a win over Carroll, went 2-for-2 in a win over Marymount California, and had a single, an RBI and three runs in a win over La Sierra.

Lauren Garoutte High school: Tokay Sport: Softball College: William Jessup

Garoutte also swung a heavy bat in the Northwest Christian loss, going 3for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBIs and three runs. She had a single, an RBI and a run against Carroll and scored a run as a pinch runner against La Sierra.

Courtney Newport High school: Lodi Sport: Golf College: Holy Names

Newport, a senior, placed eighth at the Mikuni Sushi Shootout in Lincoln, with a 17-over 159 as the Hawks got started on the spring part of their schedule.

Sam Martinez High school: Galt Sport: Softball College: Delta

Martinez, a freshman pitcher, pitched four innings of a 6-0 loss to Ohlone, allowing six runs (one earned).

Taelor Ford High school: Tokay Sport: Softball College: Cosumnes River

Ford, a sophomore catcher, had a single in Tuesday’s 5-3 win over San Jose.

Korina Krueg High school: Tokay Sport: Softball

College: Cosumnes River

Krueg, a sophomore shortstop, had a double, a single and an RBI in Tuesday’s victory.

Veronica Smith High school: Tokay Sport: Softball College: Cosumnes River

Smith, a sophomore infielder, went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday’s 5-1 win over San Jose, then had a single and a run in the second game of the double-header.

Sam Amarante High school: Lodi Sport: Softball College: Hesston (Kan.)

Amarante, a freshman catcher, went 2-for-4 with a run in a 15-3 win over North Arkansas.

Kendall Richardson High school: Lodi Sport: Softball College: Hesston (Kan.)

Richardson, a sophomore infielder, had a single, a run and an RBI in the second game of the double-header against North Arkansas, a 26-4 victory.

Jenna Schneider High school: Tokay Sport: Softball College: Hesston (Kan.)

Schneider, a freshman infielder, went 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, three RBIs and two runs in the first North Arkansas game, then had a walk and a run in the second.

Cameron Schubert High school: Lodi Sport: Baseball College: Delta

Schubert, a sophomore infielder, had a single, a run and an RBI in Friday’s 15-0 win over West Hills, a run in Saturday’s win over Taft and went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to Cabrillo on Tuesday.

Nick Dentoni High school: Tokay Sport: Baseball College: Delta

Dentoni, a redshirt freshman pitcher, threw 1 2/3 innings against Taft, allowing one run. He pitched two scoreless innings on Tuesday, allowing two hits.

Jacob Jordan High school: Lodi Sport: Baseball College: Delta

Jordan, a freshman left-hander, threw a scoreless inning against West Hills with two strikeouts.

Daniel Vitoria High school: Galt Sport: Baseball College: Cosumnes River

Vitoria, a sophomore right-hander, threw three innings of relief in Friday’s 14-4 win over Lassen, striking out three while allowing two runs on four hits, then allowing six runs on six hits in four innings of work against Chabot.

Brennan Berninger

High school: Tokay Sport: Baseball

College: Cosumnes River Berninger, a freshman right-hander, pitched two scoreless innings on Saturday against Lassen, allowing three hits. Corey Potthoff (Liberty Ranch) pitched an inning of the game, allowing two runs, neither of them earned.

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